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technical difficulties

plural noun

Definition of technical difficulties

: technical problems : problems with equipment
  • This television station is currently experiencing technical difficulties.

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technical play

  1. : having special and usually practical knowledge especially of a mechanical or scientific subject

  2. : marked by or characteristic of specialization

  3. : of or relating to a particular subject

  1. : technical foul

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difficulty play difficulties

  1. : the quality or state of being hard to do, deal with, or understand : the quality or state of being difficult

  2. : controversy, disagreement

  3. : objection

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